The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway was a pre-grouping railway company that served part of south Shropshire, England. Construction was authorised under the Light Railways Act 1896 by an order granted in 1901, and the line opened for passenger traffic in November 1908, connecting with the Great Western Railway's Tenbury and Bewdley line at Cleobury Mortimer before being absorbed into the Great Western Railway in 1922. Passenger services ended in 1938, after which the line was used by the Royal Navy to serve a Royal Naval Armaments Depot until it finally closed in 1960.
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1. Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway (Wikipedia)
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The line had a junction with the Tenbury and Bewdley railway of the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Cleobury Mortimer and was absorbed into the GWR in 1922.
2. Wikidata: Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
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transport company
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View the Source 3. Grace's Guide: Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway - Graces Guide
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1901 The company was incorporated.
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